diff --git a/include/NetworkInterface.h b/include/NetworkInterface.h
index f7de375174..afc936c874 100644
--- a/include/NetworkInterface.h
+++ b/include/NetworkInterface.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class NetworkInterface : public OtherAlertableEntity {
   bool flow_dump_disabled;
   u_int32_t ifSpeed, numL2Devices, numHosts, numLocalHosts, scalingFactor;
   /* Those will hold counters at checkpoints */
-  u_int64_t checkpointPktCount, checkpointBytesCount, checkpointPktDropCount;
+  u_int64_t checkpointPktCount, checkpointBytesCount, checkpointPktDropCount, checkpointDroppedAlertsCount;
   u_int64_t checkpointDiscardedProbingPktCount, checkpointDiscardedProbingBytesCount;
   u_int16_t ifMTU;
   int cpu_affinity; /**< Index of physical core where the network interface works. */
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ class NetworkInterface : public OtherAlertableEntity {
 
   /* Overridden in ViewInterface.cpp */
   virtual u_int64_t getCheckPointNumPackets();
+  virtual u_int64_t getCheckPointDroppedAlerts();
   virtual u_int64_t getCheckPointNumBytes();
   virtual u_int32_t getCheckPointNumPacketDrops();
   virtual u_int64_t getCheckPointNumDiscardedProbingPackets() const;
@@ -704,6 +705,7 @@ class NetworkInterface : public OtherAlertableEntity {
   /* Overridden in ViewInterface.cpp */
   virtual u_int64_t getNumPackets();
   virtual u_int64_t getNumBytes();
+  virtual u_int64_t getNumDroppedAlerts();
   virtual void      updatePacketsStats() { };
   virtual u_int32_t getNumDroppedPackets() { return 0; };
   virtual u_int32_t getNumDroppedFlowScriptsCalls() { return num_dropped_flow_scripts_calls; };
@@ -721,6 +723,7 @@ class NetworkInterface : public OtherAlertableEntity {
   inline u_int64_t  getNumPacketsSinceReset()     { return getNumPackets() - getCheckPointNumPackets(); }
   inline u_int64_t  getNumBytesSinceReset()       { return getNumBytes() - getCheckPointNumBytes(); }
   inline u_int64_t  getNumPacketDropsSinceReset() { return getNumPacketDrops() - getCheckPointNumPacketDrops(); }
+  inline u_int64_t  getNumDroppedAlertsSinceReset() { return getNumDroppedAlerts() - getCheckPointDroppedAlerts(); }
   inline u_int64_t  getNumDiscProbingPktsSinceReset() const {
     return getNumDiscardedProbingPackets() - getCheckPointNumDiscardedProbingPackets();
   };
@@ -967,7 +970,6 @@ class NetworkInterface : public OtherAlertableEntity {
   inline void incNumDroppedAlerts(u_int32_t num_dropped)  { num_dropped_alerts += num_dropped; }
   inline void incNumWrittenAlerts()			  { num_written_alerts++; }
   inline void incNumAlertsQueries()			  { num_alerts_queries++; }
-  inline u_int64_t getNumDroppedAlerts()		  { return(num_dropped_alerts); }
   inline u_int64_t getNumWrittenAlerts()		  { return(num_written_alerts); }
   inline u_int64_t getNumAlertsQueries()		  { return(num_alerts_queries); }
   void walkAlertables(AlertEntity alert_entity, const char *entity_value,
diff --git a/include/ViewInterface.h b/include/ViewInterface.h
index 838aa82f88..5eebff2202 100644
--- a/include/ViewInterface.h
+++ b/include/ViewInterface.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class ViewInterface : public NetworkInterface {
   AlertsQueue* getAlertsQueue()     const { return alertsQueue;   };
 
   virtual u_int64_t getNumPackets();
+  virtual u_int64_t getNumDroppedAlerts();
   virtual u_int64_t getNumBytes();
   virtual u_int     getNumPacketDrops();
   virtual u_int64_t getNumDiscardedProbingPackets() const;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ class ViewInterface : public NetworkInterface {
   virtual u_int64_t getNumActiveAlertedFlows() const;
 
   virtual u_int64_t getCheckPointNumPackets();
+  virtual u_int64_t getCheckPointDroppedAlerts();
   virtual u_int64_t getCheckPointNumBytes();
   virtual u_int32_t getCheckPointNumPacketDrops();
   virtual u_int64_t getCheckPointNumDiscardedProbingPackets() const;
diff --git a/src/NetworkInterface.cpp b/src/NetworkInterface.cpp
index 0ef3154471..ab4565c188 100644
--- a/src/NetworkInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/NetworkInterface.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void NetworkInterface::init() {
     numL2Devices = 0, numHosts = 0, numLocalHosts = 0,
     arp_requests = arp_replies = 0,
     has_mac_addresses = false,
-    checkpointPktCount = checkpointBytesCount = checkpointPktDropCount = 0,
+    checkpointPktCount = checkpointBytesCount = checkpointPktDropCount = checkpointDroppedAlertsCount = 0,
     checkpointDiscardedProbingPktCount = checkpointDiscardedProbingBytesCount = 0,
     pollLoopCreated = false, bridge_interface = false,
     mdns = NULL, discovery = NULL, ifDescription = NULL,
@@ -5441,6 +5441,12 @@ u_int64_t NetworkInterface::getNumBytes() {
 
 /* **************************************************** */
 
+u_int64_t NetworkInterface::getNumDroppedAlerts() {
+  return((u_int64_t)num_dropped_alerts);
+}
+
+/* **************************************************** */
+
 u_int32_t NetworkInterface::getNumPacketDrops() {
   return(!isSubInterface() ? getNumDroppedPackets() : 0);
 };
@@ -5728,7 +5734,7 @@ void NetworkInterface::lua(lua_State *vm) {
   lua_push_bool_table_entry(vm, "has_alerts", hasAlerts());
   lua_push_int32_table_entry(vm, "num_alerts_engaged", getNumEngagedAlerts());
   luaAlertedFlows(vm);
-  lua_push_int32_table_entry(vm, "num_dropped_alerts", num_dropped_alerts);
+  lua_push_uint64_table_entry(vm, "num_dropped_alerts", getNumDroppedAlertsSinceReset());
   lua_push_uint64_table_entry(vm, "periodic_stats_update_frequency_secs", periodicStatsUpdateFrequency());
 
   /* .stats */
@@ -6596,6 +6602,7 @@ void NetworkInterface::checkPointCounters(bool drops_only) {
     checkpointPktCount = getNumPackets(),
       checkpointBytesCount = getNumBytes();
   }
+  checkpointDroppedAlertsCount = getNumDroppedAlerts();
   checkpointPktDropCount = getNumPacketDrops();
   checkpointDiscardedProbingPktCount = getNumDiscardedProbingPackets();
   checkpointDiscardedProbingBytesCount = getNumDiscardedProbingBytes();
@@ -6611,6 +6618,12 @@ u_int64_t NetworkInterface::getCheckPointNumPackets() {
 
 /* **************************************************** */
 
+u_int64_t NetworkInterface::getCheckPointDroppedAlerts() {
+  return(checkpointDroppedAlertsCount);
+};
+
+/* **************************************************** */
+
 u_int64_t NetworkInterface::getCheckPointNumBytes() {
   return(checkpointBytesCount);
 }
diff --git a/src/ViewInterface.cpp b/src/ViewInterface.cpp
index 9b71081fe6..055bf56361 100644
--- a/src/ViewInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewInterface.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,17 @@ u_int64_t ViewInterface::getNumPackets() {
 
 /* **************************************************** */
 
+u_int64_t ViewInterface::getNumDroppedAlerts() {  
+  u_int64_t tot = 0;
+
+  for(u_int8_t s = 0; s<num_viewed_interfaces; s++)
+    tot += viewed_interfaces[s]->getNumDroppedAlerts();
+
+  return(tot);
+};
+
+/* **************************************************** */
+
 u_int32_t ViewInterface::getNumPacketDrops() {
   u_int32_t tot = 0;
 
@@ -307,6 +318,17 @@ u_int64_t ViewInterface::getCheckPointNumPackets() {
 
 /* **************************************************** */
 
+u_int64_t ViewInterface::getCheckPointDroppedAlerts() {
+  u_int64_t tot = 0;
+
+  for(u_int8_t s = 0; s < num_viewed_interfaces; s++)
+    tot += viewed_interfaces[s]->getCheckPointDroppedAlerts();
+
+  return(tot);
+};
+
+/* **************************************************** */
+
 u_int64_t ViewInterface::getCheckPointNumBytes() {
   u_int64_t tot = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/flow_callbacks/RemoteAccess.cpp b/src/flow_callbacks/RemoteAccess.cpp
index df817d3148..53a6ffb4fb 100644
--- a/src/flow_callbacks/RemoteAccess.cpp
+++ b/src/flow_callbacks/RemoteAccess.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 /* ***************************************************** */
 
 void RemoteAccess::protocolDetected(Flow *f) {
-  Host *cli = f->get_cli_host(), *srv = f->get_srv_host();
+  Host *cli = f->get_cli_host();
 
   switch(f->get_protocol_category()) {
   case NDPI_PROTOCOL_CATEGORY_REMOTE_ACCESS:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void RemoteAccess::protocolDetected(Flow *f) {
 /* ***************************************************** */
 
 void RemoteAccess::flowEnd(Flow *f) {
-  Host *cli = f->get_cli_host(), *srv = f->get_srv_host();
+  Host *cli = f->get_cli_host();
   u_int8_t c_score = 5, s_score = 5;
   
   switch(f->get_protocol_category()) {